The Making of Mexican Tacos

Last Friday, my colleagues and I went to a Mexican joint for lunch, where I had a burrito with extra spicy salsa. One of the signature of Mexican food is their spiciness, and God knows how I love spicy food! So I came across the idea of making my very own Mexican meal for dinner last weekend, much to the amusement of Saucer. As a beginner, I didn’t want to go through the trouble of making my own spices from scratch, so I decided to opt for the quick DIY way, using one of the established Mexican recipes from Old El Peso. Instead of Burrito, I decided to make crispy tacos!

Mexican Tacos

The first thing I did was to head to the local supermarkets and hunt for the Mexican food aisle. Once I was there, the bright yellow Old El Peso packages were hard to miss. So I started browsing through them to look for the crispy taco shells and a spicy mix! I chose the most spicy level that I could find from the aisle, which was the Chili Spice Mix.

Old El Peso Taco Shells and Chili Spice Mix

Recipe at the back of the Taco Shells box

And as a bonus, there was even a recipe at the back of the Taco Shells box! That saved me the trouble of hunting for the right recipe to use the spice mix. Using the recipe as a guide, I modified a few steps and ingredients since I didn’t have some of them at home. For example, I substituted the beef with chicken, and omitted the cucumber. Here is the adapted version of my recipe:

I loved how spicy the chili mix was! It had a nice kick that was not overpowering yet fragrant and flavorful. The best part was, the spicy chili chicken was so versatile that we could eat it with not just tacos, but with a piece of wrap or even a slice of toasted baguette. It’s all in the flavor. It’s such a simple meal that I prepared in less than 20 minutes, and the plus point is I was given the thumbs-up by Saucer too! And that, my friends, is part of getting your way to a man’s heart. 🙂

Comments

woo, that one looks nice!! but just 6 tacos, i am sure you finished that within 10 minutes and still not satisfied?? ah, you are right, that chili chicken sure is good for anything – bread, rice or even noodles~~ 🙂

I love salsa! Your yummy-licious Mexican food above reminded me of my trip … Ate quite a lot of that while I was holidaying in my sister’s place in CA. Love their marinated chicken too at the food outlet called Taco Bell too…

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Hailing from the small tropical country of Malaysia, Mei Yee (iamthewitch) has a mission of leaving a mark in people’s heart by giving honest reviews on food, detailed guides on travel plans, and sharing her parenting journey with her newborn Little J. Currently stationed in the beautiful multicultural city of Sydney, Australia, she takes respite from her full-time engineering job by exploring new places to eat and traveling occasionally to neighbouring countries. There’s nothing in the world she loves more than delicious food! And of course, her 2 precious boys. ;) Read More…